US breached guidelines and used depleted uranium in airstrikes against Isis in Syria

US breached guidelines and used depleted uranium in airstrikes against Isis in Syria

In breach of official guidelines, the United States military has fired thousands of rounds of depleted uranium (DU) while fighting Islamic State (Isis) in Syria. Use of the toxic material falls within a legal grey area, but contradicts the notion that suffering to civilian populations should be minimised as much as possible.